Summary
The need for professional training and development for the staff stemmed from complaints made earlier about the behavior of 20 to 30 students who were labeled as "problem kids". The source said that it was normal to have "problem kids" in any school and that the teachers dealt with these kids in accordance with the school district's bylaws, held hearings and in some cases handed down suspensions.
About 30 percent of the students in Dearborn High come from the East end and are Arab Americans. The "problem kids" group that the school is dealing with is comprised of half Arab American and half Anglo-American descent. There is nothing racially distinct about this group of "regular" troublemakers, according to those familiar with the situation. Yet the teacher made a statement that seemed to reflect a racially-biased attitude felt by the majority of teachers present.[David Mustonen] made no excuses for the statement, but called it "inappropriate" and said it "does not reflect the attitude or the feelings of the Dearborn Public Schools." He said that the statement did not reflect the professional behavior expected of every staff member in the school district. But he was not aware of any specific actions being taken to reprimand this teacher or counsel her. He made clear that the school district was not sitting by idly watching such behavior, but rather was taking a very active approach in working with all the staff members.See the full content of this document
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Dearborn Teacher Calls Arab Kids 'Terrorists'
DEARBORN - A March 9th staff development meeting for all teachers and staff members at Dearborn High School turned ugly when one of the teachers decided to stand up and claim that "these kids are terrorists, we need to get rid ...
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